tcp: Reset tcp connections in SYN-SENT state

Userspace sends tcp connection (sock) destroy on network switch
i.e switching the default network of the device between multiple
networks(Cellular/Wifi/Ethernet).

Kernel though doesn't send reset for the connections in SYN-SENT state
and these connections continue to remain.
Even as per RFC 793, there is no hard rule to not send RST on ABORT in
this state.

Modify tcp_abort and tcp_disconnect behavior to send RST for connections
in syn-sent state to avoid lingering connections on network switch.

Signed-off-by: Manoj Basapathi <manojbm@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Sauvik Saha <ssaha@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index e14fd0c50c10222b4b6b078b21e0b076343febff..627a472161fbcc7a2070993d2cda513dd18f08c7 100644 (file)
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ static inline bool tcp_need_reset(int state)
 {
        return (1 << state) &
               (TCPF_ESTABLISHED | TCPF_CLOSE_WAIT | TCPF_FIN_WAIT1 |
-               TCPF_FIN_WAIT2 | TCPF_SYN_RECV);
+               TCPF_FIN_WAIT2 | TCPF_SYN_RECV | TCPF_SYN_SENT);
 }
 
 static void tcp_rtx_queue_purge(struct sock *sk)
@@ -2954,8 +2954,7 @@ int tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
                 */
                tcp_send_active_reset(sk, gfp_any());
                sk->sk_err = ECONNRESET;
-       } else if (old_state == TCP_SYN_SENT)
-               sk->sk_err = ECONNRESET;
+       }
 
        tcp_clear_xmit_timers(sk);
        __skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);